Thursday, October 30, 2008

Professional Development --The e-Learning Way

I am a retired teacher who taught for 27 years in the public school system. I discovered e-Learning my last 2 years in education and took 3 courses. It was truly the most beneficial professional development I did during my career. There are courses in technology, reading, math, science, social studies, ELL, differentiating instruction, and more. Each course earns a teacher 30 contact hours of credit for professional development. The courses last 6 weeks, and you complete a final project you can use in your class. Did I mention all of this is FREE!!

If you have taken an e-Learning class, which one did you take, and how do you feel about online learning as a means for professional development?

3 comments:

I love this way of learning. I can learn anytime or anyplace as long as I have a computer and an internet connection. Connecting and learning with other educators with same interest from all over the state is my favorite part of all.

Kathy,I am taking the blogging class with you right now. So far I enjoy discovering how to do something. I like working whenever I have the opportunity, sometimes working to long and late :)My only concern is when you run into a snag or have a question, no one is physically there to help. I know someone will have the anwser, but usually it will come later. Overall this is a great way to learn for me and it is fun.For many teachers, this type of professional development is helpful and flexible for their schedules.

Kathy, I have truly enjoyed Leading Schools in a Web 2.0 World that you have faciliated through E-learning. It has been meaningful, and it has given me an general and practical overview of some Web 2.0 tools. In addition, I have gotten some great new resources.

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About Me

I work with the Alabama e-Learning project. We offer free online professional development for teachers.
I retired in May 2008 after teaching for 27 years. I was a classroom teacher, library media specialist,and system level technology facilitator.